Mucilage and marking brush



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD H. BOSWELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MUCILAGE AND MARKING BRUSH.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,072, dated August 1,1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, .EDWARD H. BosWELL, of Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Mucilage and Marking Brushes; and Ido herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part ofthis specification.

My invention consists in the employment or use of an elastic bandapplied to the stem of the brush and the cover of a mucilage, marking,or other bottle, for the purpose'of always keeping the brush elevatedabove the contents of the bottle, except when forced down for thepurpose of taking up some ofthe iiuid for use.

Tue drawing represents a vertical central section of a mucilagc-bottle,showing an elastic band applied to its brush and cover, according to myinvention.

A represents the body of an ordinaryv lnucilage-bottle, and a, the neckthereof'. B is the cover or cap of the bottle; C, the brush; D, itsstem, and E its handle, all ot' the ordinary or any suitableconstruct-ion.

Through a suitablehole in the stem D of the brush I pass an elasticband, b, and carry it up through the hole c in the cover otl the bottleand over the top of the same, and secure each end of the said bandthereto by inserting the ends through holes d d', made vin oppositesides of the cover, by tying on the end of each Y a knot, e e', as shownin the drawing, or otherwise, as occasion may suggest. The hole c in thecover is made sufficiently large to allow a free play of thebrush-handle therein.

Thus it will be seen that the band b constitutes a spring which willalways keep the brush elevated above the contents of the bottle, and yetpermit the said brush to be forced down to take up some of the saidcontents when needed for use. The said band b may be made of rubbersolely, of elastic ribbon, or of any other material having the necessaryelasticity.

The advantages of this arrangement are evident: rst, its simplicity;second, its cheapness; third, its durability, inasmuch as a new band maybe substituted for an old one which may have lost its elasticity beforethe brush becomes worn out, the material of which it is composed beingalways easily obtained in just the shape desired; fourth, itsconvenience, inasmuch as it dispenses with the necessity of screwing thebrush up or down in the cover to make it reach the contents of thebottle; ifth, its practicability, for the reason that no spiral spring,which is fragile and likely to get out ot order, as well as beingcumbersome, is employed. The same arrangement is applicable to brushesused for marking purposes, and in all instances Where it is desired tohave the brush so placed that it can be quickly inserted in the contentsof the bottle to which it belongs, and yet when not in use be kept clearof the said contents thereof.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A rubber or other elastic band applied to the brush and cover of amucilage, marking, or other bottle, for the purposes herein specified.

EDWARD H. BOSWELL.

Witnesses:

THoMs. H. RooKWELL, DANIEL EPLEY.

